“Her gaze is clearly still the sensitive instrument it has always been, sharply attuned to the local particulars and the broader implications.” Dana Spiotta visits Joan Didion at home. | Vogue

The Art of Fielding author Chad Harbach is being sued by writer and former college baseball player Charles Green, who alleges that Harbach’s substantially copies plot points from his screenplay-turned-novel, Bucky’s 9th. | BuzzFeed News

Opioids and refugees: William Brewer and Javier Zamora on writing for damaged communities. | Literary Hub